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Kansas ballot news Kansas legislators reach impasse over tax issues May 10, 2013 By Greg Janetka TOPEKA, Kansas: Due to disagreements between the House and Senate over tax issues, it appears that the Kansas State Legislature may stay in session past the goal of 80 days. Gov. Sam Brownback (R) and Republican leaders are seeking to further reduce income tax rates, but must concurrently stabilize the state budget, which has caused disagreement. Brownback met with President of the Senate Susan Wagle and Speaker of the House Ray Merrick on Tuesday, with talks expected to continue. The Senate passed the governor's proposed income tax cuts as well as his plan to keep the 6.3 percent sales tax. The House, meanwhile, agreed to reduce the sales tax to 5.7 percent, but with a smaller reduction of the income tax. Minority Democrats continue to criticize the income tax cuts from last year as well as the sales tax proposal as reckless and unfair to the poor. Propositions • Recall • Law ...more Kansas political news Kansas Government State executives Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Commissioner of Insurance • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Wildlife and Parks • Secretary of Labor • Chairman of Corporation Commission State legislature State Legislature • House of Representatives • Senate • Legislative Post-Auditor Other Constitution • Supreme Court Kansas Counties Allen • Anderson • Atchison • Barber • Barton • Bourbon • Brown • Butler • Chase • Chautauqua • Cherokee • Cheyenne • Clark • Clay • Cloud • Coffey • Comanche • Cowley • Crawford • Decatur • Dickinson • Doniphan • Douglas • Edwards • Elk • Ellis • Ellsworth • Finney • Ford • Franklin • Geary • Gove • Graham • Grant • Gray • Greeley • Greenwood • Hamilton • Harper • Harvey • Haskell • Hodgeman • Jackson • Jefferson • Jewell • Johnson • Kearny • Kingman • Kiowa • Labette • Lane • Leavenworth • Lincoln • Linn • Logan • Lyon • Marion • Marshall • McPherson • Meade • Miami • Mitchell • Montgomery • Morris • Morton • Nemaha • Neosho • Ness • Norton • Osage • Osborne • Ottawa • Pawnee • Phillips • Pottawatomie • Pratt • Rawlins • Reno • Republic • Rice • Riley • Rooks • Rush • Russell • Saline • Scott • Sedgwick • Seward • Shawnee • Sheridan • Sherman • Smith • Stafford • Stanton • Stevens • Sumner • Thomas • Trego • Wabaunsee • Wallace • Washington • Wichita • Wilson • Woodson • Wyandotte Voting and elections Congress (2012 U.S. House elections) State executive officials State legislature (2012 Senate & House elections) State ballot measures (2012) Local ballot measures Redistricting in Kansas School district bond issues Recalls Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Kansas Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Laws governing citizen grand juries Campaign finance requirements History of direct democracy Media and activism Newspapers and blogs

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